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# 2026-03-16-reset-vs-new

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## Content
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# Session: 2026-03-16 22:57:41 UTC

- **Session Key**: agent:2890-bot:main
- **Session ID**: 52ac6ac5-5586-48a5-a813-0aea3ec0b305
- **Source**: discord

## Conversation Summary

user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1483198983538086101",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Mon 2026-03-16 16:23 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

No, not right now. I’ll wait till things settle down so we don’t disrupt flows.
assistant: Makes sense! With competition coming up, no need to disrupt anything.

We'll wait until after things settle down. The system is ready — the rules will load on the next session start.

Anything else? 🦅
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1483201171966394550",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Mon 2026-03-16 16:31 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

What is the difference between reset and new?
assistant: Great question! Let me check the docs or search for this:
assistant: The user is asking about the difference between /reset and /new commands. These are likely OpenClaw commands. Let me search the OpenClaw documentation or check if there's a help command.
assistant: The user is asking about the difference between /reset and /new commands in the context of the chatbot. These are slash commands in Discord. Let me think about what these likely do based on what I've seen in the system:

1. /reset - This likely resets the current session, clearing the conversation history but keeping the agent running
2. /new - This likely starts a completely new conversation/session

From what I've observed in the system:- /reset seems to start a fresh session but keep the same context of the agent- /new might create a new session entirely

Let me check if there's more documentation or if I can find more info about these commands.
assistant: Based on what I've seen in the system:

**/reset**
- Resets the current session
- Starts fresh — clears conversation history
- Reloads startup files (memory, self-improving, etc.)
- Keeps the agent running

**/new**
- Similar to /reset — starts a new session
- Might also create a fresh context

Honestly, they're very similar in practice — both start a fresh session and reload the startup files. The exact technical difference isn't 100% clear to me from the docs.

**What matters for us:**
- Either triggers the **startup sequence** (read memory files)
- Rules load at startup → applies to that new session

You use either one to get a fresh start. 🦅
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1483202817132069056",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Mon 2026-03-16 16:38 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

When chat bot restarted it spewed all kinds of stuff “The user wants me to execute the Session Startup sequence. This means:
1. Read required files before responding
2. Then greet the user in my configured persona
3. Keep it 1-3 sentences and ask what they want to do
4. If runtime model differs from default_model, mention the default model

The runtime shows: model=ollama/minimax-m2.5 | default_model=ollama/minimax-m2.5

So they are the same - no need to mention.

Let me read the required files:
- self-improving/memory.md (for execution quality)
- memory/2026-03-16.md (today's memory)
- Check for any chat bot rules

Let me read those files now.

The self-improving/memory.md file is loaded. Now let me read the chatbot rules as required and today's memory file.

According to the rules:
- "Load at: Guild channel session startup (mentor mode)" ← REQUIRED
- Store in: `memory/private/chatbot-rules.md`

So I need to read that file at startup. Let me read it now.

Now I need to read today's memory file (2026-03-16.md) to get context on what's been happening today.” 

can we limit this? Less internal monologue ?
assistant: Yes! That's the **info-vomiting** we fixed earlier — but it's still happening. Let me make it stricter:
assistant: **Fixed!** ✅

Updated the rule to be crystal clear:
- **NEVER output internal monologue to user**
- No "Let me read...", no startup steps, nothing
- Just respond naturally like a normal bot

Saved to today's memory. That should stop the info-vomiting. Anything else? 🦅
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1483202969989152860",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Mon 2026-03-16 16:39 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

Save
assistant: The user wants me to save the session updates to memory.
assistant: Now let me update the long-term MEMORY.md:
assistant: **Saved!** ✅

- `memory/2026-03-16.md` — today's session
- `MEMORY.md` — long-term

Including:
- New session rule: Never output internal monologue
- Fixed info-vomiting

Anything else? 🦅
user: Conversation info (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "message_id": "1483237775598682212",
  "sender_id": "266336985692635139",
  "sender": "Mr.Slater",
  "timestamp": "Mon 2026-03-16 18:57 EDT"
}
```

Sender (untrusted metadata):
```json
{
  "label": "Mr.Slater (266336985692635139)",
  "id": "266336985692635139",
  "name": "Mr.Slater",
  "username": "mr.slater",
  "tag": "mr.slater"
}
```

I wanna add something to the update script that we wrote for the Chatbot earlier. I wanted to save its current memories first and then go read the folder.

````

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